Miloš Šakota
{{short description|Greek–Serbian basketball player and coach}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Miloš Šakota
| image =
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| team = AEK Athens
| position = Assistant coach
| nationality = Serbian / Greek
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|6|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
| height_m = 2.05
| weight_kg =
| draft_year = 2006
| career_start = 2002
| career_end = 2015, 2016–2020
| career_position = Small forward / power forward
| career_number = 8, 12
| coach_start = 2015, 2020
| years1 = 2003–2004
| team1 = Ionikos NF
| years2 = 2005–2006
| team2 = Near East
| years3 = 2008–2009
| team3 = CSKA Sofia
| years4 = 2010–2011
| team4 = Olympias Patras
| years5 = 2013–2014
| team5 = Arkadikos
| years6 = 2014–2015
| team6 = AE Livadia
| years7 = 2016–2017
| team7 = AE Santorinis
| years8 = 2017–2018
| team8 = Lokros Atalantis
| years9 = 2018–2020
| team9 = Slodes
| cyears1 = 2015
| cteam1 = AEK Athens (assistant)
| cyears2 = 2018–2021
| cteam2 = Slodes (assistant)
| cyears3 = 2021–2022
| cteam3 = Žitko Basket (youth)
| cyears4 = 2022–2024
| cteam4 = Crvena zvezda Youth
| cyears5 = 2024–present
| cteam5 = AEK Athens (assistant)
| highlights =
}}
Miloš Šakota ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Милош Шакота}}, {{langx|el|Μίλος Σάκοτα}}, born 11 June 1984) is a Greek–Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is the assistant coach of AEK Athens. Standing at {{height|ft=6|in=9}}, he played both small forward and power forward positions.
Playing career
Šakota played for Ionikos NF, Near East, Aigaleo, Apollon Limassol (Cyprus), CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria), Al Nizwa (Oman), Olympias Patras, Arkadikos, and AE Livadia during his playing career.{{cite web |title=Σάκοτα και Αντωνιάδης στον Αρκαδικό |url=https://www.kalimera-arkadia.gr/athlitika/item/14114-sakota-kai-antoniadis-ston-arkadiko.html |website=kalimera-arkadia.gr |access-date=18 August 2022}}{{cite web |title=Milos Sakota - #8 - PF |url=https://www.bgbasket.com/en/en/player.php?id=11366 |website=bgbasket.com |access-date=18 August 2022}} He played in the European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup, during the 2003–04 season, with Ionikos NF. He retired as a player with Livadia in 2015, to pursuit a coaching career.
In October 2016, Šakota returned from the retirement and signed for AE Santorinis.{{cite web |title=Μίλος Σάκοτα η… μεγάλη επιστροφή με τη φανέλα της Σαντορίνης! |url=https://www.infobasket.gr/%ce%bc%ce%af%ce%bb%ce%bf%cf%82-%cf%83%ce%ac%ce%ba%ce%bf%cf%84%ce%b1-%ce%b7-%ce%bc%ce%b5%ce%b3%ce%ac%ce%bb%ce%b7-%ce%b5%cf%80%ce%b9%cf%83%cf%84%cf%81%ce%bf%cf%86%ce%ae-%ce%bc%ce%b5-%cf%84%ce%b7/ |website=infobasket.gr |access-date=18 August 2022}} On 31 July 2017, he signed for Lokros Atalantis.{{cite web |title=Υπέγραψε σε ομάδα της Γ' Εθνικής ο Σάκοτα |url=https://www.sdna.gr/mpasket/article/358368/sti-g-ethniki-o-sakota |website=sdna.gr |access-date=18 August 2022}}{{cite web |title=Σημαντική προσθήκη με Σάκοτα ο Λοκρός |url=https://www.infobasket.gr/%cf%83%ce%b7%ce%bc%ce%b1%ce%bd%cf%84%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ae-%cf%80%cf%81%ce%bf%cf%83%ce%b8%ce%ae%ce%ba%ce%b7-%ce%bc%ce%b5-%cf%83%ce%ac%ce%ba%ce%bf%cf%84%ce%b1-%ce%bf-%ce%bb%ce%bf%ce%ba%cf%81%cf%8c%cf%82/ |website=infobasket.gr |access-date=18 August 2022}} In 2018, Šakota joined a roster Slodes of the Second Basketball League of Serbia, upon an invitation of Nenad Mišanović. For the second time, he retired as a player in 2020.
Coaching career
Šakota has a stint in 2015 when the Greek League club AEK hired him as an assistant coach, joining the coaching staff of his father Dragan Šakota.{{cite web |title=Στην ΑΕΚ και ο Μίλος Σάκοτα! |url=https://www.onsports.gr/basket/basket-league/story/496342/stin-aek-kai-o-milos-sakota |website=onsports.gr |access-date=18 August 2022}}
After second retirement in 2020, Šakota joined the Slodes staff as an assistant coach. Afterwards, he joined a youth system of Žitko Basket as the U19 head coach.{{cite web |title=Miloš Šakota: Odabrao sam teži put, ali ne osećam presiju zbog oca – ponosan sam |url=https://www.mozzartsport.com/kosarka/vesti/milos-sakota-odabrao-sam-tezi-put-ali-ne-osecam-presiju-zbog-oca-ponosan-sam/421298 |website=mozzartsport.com |access-date=18 August 2022}}
On 17 August 2022, Crvena zvezda hired Šakota as their new head coach for the under-16 team.{{cite web |title=Antonić se vraća na Mali Kalemegdan posle dve decenije, Šakota preuzima jednu od selekcija Zvezde |url=https://mozzartsport.com/kosarka/vesti/antonic-se-vraca-na-mali-kalemegdan-posle-dve-decenije-sakota-preuzima-jednu-od-selekcija-zvezde/427999 |website=mozzartsport.com |access-date=17 August 2022}}{{cite web |title=Mlađe selekcije KK Crvena zvezda dobile nove trenere, Antonić koordinator |url=https://kkcrvenazvezda.rs/2022/08/17/mlade-selekcije-kk-crvena-zvezda-dobile-nove-trenere-antonic-koordinator/ |website=kkcrvenazvezda.rs |access-date=18 August 2022}}
Ον August 5, 2024, Šakota returned to AEK as an assistant coach.{{Cite web |last=Papadopoulos |first=Christos |date=2024-08-05 |title=Επιστροφή Μίλος Σάκοτα |url=https://www.aekbc.gr/epistrofi-milos-sakota/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=AEK BC |language=el}}
Personal life
Šakota is a son of Dragan Šakota, a professional basketball coach and former player, and the older brother of Dušan Šakota, a retired Greek professional basketball player. His father Dragan is a FIBA Saporta Cup champion in 1991 and FIBA Champions League champion in 2018. His brother Dušan is a two-time EuroLeague champion, winning both titles with Panathinaikos, in 2007 and 2009.
References
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External links
- [https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/43309/milos-sakota Player Profile] at proballers.com
- [https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Milos_Sakota/AE_Livadia/58142 Player Profile] at eurobasket.com
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Milos-Sakota/Summary/137450 Player Profile] at realgm.com
- [https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/milos-sakota/cke/ Player Profile] at euroleaguebasketball.net
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